H2H data updated: 2026-09-14 00:00 UTC

Jana Novotna vs Mercedes Paz H2H: 2-2

Jana Novotna and Mercedes Paz are tied 2–2 in their WTA head-to-head. Across 4 main-draw meetings, Mercedes Paz leads 2–0 on clay, while Jana Novotna leads 1–0 on carpet. Most recently, Jana Novotna won the 1990 Zurich round of 16 6-2 6-2.

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Jana Novotna
CZE Right-Handed 175 cm / 5'9"
H2H
2 – 2
4 main-draw meetings
Mercedes Paz
ARG Age 60 Right-Handed 180 cm / 5'11"

H2H Match Log

PlayerScorePlayerMatch DataDateRoundTournamentCategorySurface
Jana Novotna #12 6-2 6-2 Mercedes Paz #40 Match data Oct 12, 1990* R16 Zurich Tier II → modern equivalent WTA 500 Carpet
Mercedes Paz #65 6-0 2-6 6-2 Jana Novotna #11 Match data Jul 22, 1989* QF Brussels WTA 250 Clay
Jana Novotna #48 7-6 7-5 Mercedes Paz #44 Match data Mar 6, 1989 R32 Indian Wells Open WTA 500 Hard
Mercedes Paz #98 6-2 6-2 Jana Novotna #29 Match data Apr 7, 1988* R32 Hilton Head Category 5 → modern equivalent WTA 500 Clay

Estimated match date where the exact historical date is unavailable. Arrows show an edition's recorded category and documented modern equivalent; unresolved editions keep their recorded category. Asterisked totals include editions mapped from documented historical predecessor categories. Mapping details.

Career Comparison

Player Current Peak Pts Elo W L Win % GS 1000 including documented historical predecessor categories Finals 500 including documented historical predecessor categories 250 including documented historical predecessor categories Titles
Jana Novotna #18 #2 5,063 2,240 510 201 71.7% 1 2 1 13 7 24
Mercedes Paz #521 #28 185 1,822 145 184 44.1% 0 0 0 0 3 3

Career Progression by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. GS and Titles are cumulative career totals through that season.

Age Jana Novotna Mercedes Paz
YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles YrW-LWin %RankEloGSTitles
17 1986 0–4 0.0% #171 1,466 0 0 — — — — — — —
18 1987 21–17 55.3% #47 1,752 0 0 — — — — — — —
19 1988 24–19 55.8% #35 1,760 0 1 1985 7–11 38.9% #115 1,526 0 1
20 1989 45–17 72.6% #11 1,963 0 2 1986 22–23 48.9% #60 1,577 0 1
21 1990 40–16 71.4% #13 2,017 0 3 1987 15–20 42.9% #88 1,637 0 1
22 1991 45–15 75.0% #7 2,071 0 5 1988 24–15 61.5% #44 1,779 0 2
23 1992 36–18 66.7% #10 2,080 0 5 1989 13–19 40.6% #91 1,647 0 2
24 1993 46–15 75.4% #6 2,101 0 7 1990 25–20 55.6% #32 1,775 0 3
25 1994 43–11 79.6% #4 2,141 0 10 1991 19–23 45.2% #71 1,683 0 3
26 1995 30–12 71.4% #11 2,031 0 11 1992 10–19 34.5% #107 1,606 0 3
27 1996 52–13 80.0% #3 2,226 0 15 1993 2–11 15.4% #213 1,491 0 3
28 1997 52–15 77.6% #2 2,176 0 19 1994 3–10 23.1% #140 1,474 0 3
29 1998 50–14 78.1% #3 2,131 1 23 1995 4–8 33.3% #164 1,451 0 3
30 1999 26–15 63.4% #18 1,925 1 24 1996 1–5 16.7% #124 1,442 0 3

Surface Results by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Results cover completed main-draw matches. Bold green marks the higher win percentage when both players have at least 5 matches on that surface at the aligned age.

Age Jana Novotna Mercedes Paz
Yr HardClayGrassCarpet Yr HardClayGrassCarpet
W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win % W L M Win %
17 1986 — — — — 0 2 2 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1987 6 5 11 54.5% 8 6 14 57.1% 3 2 5 60.0% 4 4 8 50.0% — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1988 11 8 19 57.9% 4 6 10 40.0% 8 3 11 72.7% 1 2 3 33.3% 1985 2 4 6 33.3% 5 5 10 50.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
20 1989 17 8 25 68.0% 18 4 22 81.8% 3 1 4 75.0% 7 4 11 63.6% 1986 8 10 18 44.4% 13 8 21 61.9% 0 2 2 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
21 1990 21 9 30 70.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 8 2 10 80.0% 5 3 8 62.5% 1987 4 4 8 50.0% 11 14 25 44.0% 0 2 2 0.0% — — — —
22 1991 23 5 28 82.1% 11 4 15 73.3% 4 2 6 66.7% 7 4 11 63.6% 1988 11 5 16 68.8% 13 10 23 56.5% — — — — — — — —
23 1992 6 4 10 60.0% 9 6 15 60.0% 5 2 7 71.4% 16 6 22 72.7% 1989 0 6 6 0.0% 13 11 24 54.2% 0 1 1 0.0% 0 1 1 0.0%
24 1993 11 5 16 68.8% 11 5 16 68.8% 6 1 7 85.7% 18 4 22 81.8% 1990 3 4 7 42.9% 17 9 26 65.4% 0 1 1 0.0% 5 6 11 45.5%
25 1994 21 5 26 80.8% 6 3 9 66.7% 4 1 5 80.0% 12 2 14 85.7% 1991 9 8 17 52.9% 9 11 20 45.0% 0 1 1 0.0% 1 3 4 25.0%
26 1995 17 6 23 73.9% 2 2 4 50.0% 5 1 6 83.3% 6 3 9 66.7% 1992 0 5 5 0.0% 10 12 22 45.5% — — — — 0 2 2 0.0%
27 1996 18 5 23 78.3% 13 3 16 81.3% 6 2 8 75.0% 15 3 18 83.3% 1993 2 5 7 28.6% 0 6 6 0.0% — — — — — — — —
28 1997 11 5 16 68.8% 11 4 15 73.3% 9 1 10 90.0% 21 5 26 80.8% 1994 0 3 3 0.0% 1 4 5 20.0% 1 1 2 50.0% 1 2 3 33.3%
29 1998 14 5 19 73.7% 16 5 21 76.2% 11 0 11 100.0% 9 4 13 69.2% 1995 2 2 4 50.0% 1 5 6 16.7% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
30 1999 9 7 16 56.3% 7 5 12 58.3% 4 1 5 80.0% 6 2 8 75.0% 1996 0 1 1 0.0% 0 3 3 0.0% 1 1 2 50.0% — — — —
Career — 185 77 262 70.6% 122 57 179 68.2% 76 20 96 79.2% 127 47 174 73.0% — 41 57 98 41.8% 93 98 191 48.7% 3 12 15 20.0% 8 17 25 32.0%

Advanced Statistics Comparison by Age

Seasons are aligned by the age each player spent most of that calendar year. Metrics use eligible main-draw results; point statistics use matches with detailed data. Bold green marks the stronger value when both underlying samples are sufficient. Lower is better for Schedule because a negative value means a tougher schedule. Career Schedule is normalized per 100 matches.

Age Jana Novotna Mercedes Paz
Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule Yr Elo P+ Serve+ Return+ PD TPW% Hard Elo Clay Elo Grass Elo Set Win % Set Margin Dec. Set Tiebreak Pressure+ Schedule
17 1986 1467 99.1 — — — — — — — 20.0% -2.40 0–2 0–1 — +0.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
18 1987 1752 144.9 — — — — -44 -97 -159 54.0% +0.25 6–5 (55%) 7–4 (64%) 106.7 -1.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
19 1988 1761 136.2 — — — — -22 -139 -14 54.6% +0.31 6–5 (55%) 9–9 (50%) 101.9 -1.23 1985 1526 110.7 — — — — +40 +38 — 40.9% -0.66 4–4 (50%) 0–1 — +0.74
20 1989 1964 163.3 — — — — -23 -80 -211 72.3% +1.50 6–9 (40%) 9–3 (75%) 102.7 -1.47 1986 1577 119.8 — — — — -30 +125 — 50.5% +0.08 7–10 (41%) 7–3 (70%) 100.7 +3.38
21 1990 2017 161.3 — — — — -58 -59 -100 69.2% +1.75 8–10 (44%) 2–10 (17%) 91.7 -0.57 1987 1637 131.6 — — — — -16 +33 — 45.6% -0.18 3–6 (33%) 2–2 (50%) 97.5 -0.70
22 1991 2072 167.7 — — — — +35 -34 -157 70.2% +1.55 9–6 (60%) 7–9 (44%) 100.2 -3.27 1988 1780 134.3 — — — — -56 -13 — 57.5% +0.52 7–2 (78%) 4–3 (57%) 106.9 +0.57
23 1992 2080 166.9 — — — — +61 -79 -110 65.2% +1.13 5–7 (42%) 3–6 (33%) 97.1 -2.23 1989 1648 125.8 — — — — -60 +126 — 45.9% -0.22 2–8 (20%) 8–7 (53%) 94.4 +0.43
24 1993 2101 165.8 — — — — +7 -93 -22 71.2% +1.78 10–7 (59%) 3–9 (25%) 94.2 -0.26 1990 1776 143.2 — — — — -121 +116 — 54.3% +0.15 8–9 (47%) 7–7 (50%) 101.6 -2.36
25 1994 2141 164.9 — — — — -4 -150 -80 74.8% +1.88 8–3 (73%) 0–3 (0%) 98.5 +0.48 1991 1684 124.3 — — — — +2 +72 — 45.2% -0.53 5–6 (45%) 6–3 (67%) 102.6 +1.48
26 1995 2032 157.0 — — — — +26 -87 +85 66.3% +1.14 9–5 (64%) 2–5 (29%) 95.1 -0.21 1992 1606 128.7 — — — — -21 +95 — 42.6% -0.54 1–9 (10%) 2–1 (67%) 91.7 -1.41
27 1996 2227 173.1 — — — — -19 -153 -20 72.9% +1.64 12–6 (67%) 8–3 (73%) 110.0 -2.93 1993 1491 102.6 — — — — +47 +87 — 24.1% -1.38 0–5 (0%) 0–3 (0%) — +0.61
28 1997 2177 170.8 — — — — +3 -94 +101 69.9% +1.51 20–9 (69%) 4–7 (36%) 96.6 -1.15 1994 1474 115.3 — — — — +29 +93 — 22.2% -1.81 0–1 1–1 — +0.31
29 1998 2131 164.1 — — — — -27 -24 +279 75.2% +1.56 10–9 (53%) 11–3 (79%) 99.3 -0.45 1995 1452 102.8 — — — — +50 +58 — 36.0% -0.72 0–1 1–1 — +0.83
30 1999 1926 151.5 — — — — +61 +51 +418 60.2% +0.60 5–3 (63%) 3–3 (50%) 97.8 +0.16 1996 1442 97.8 — — — — — +17 — 16.7% -2.67 — 0–1 — +0.03
Career — 2240 168.7 — — — — 0 -77 +15 68.1% +1.33 114–86 (57%) 68–75 (48%) 96.3 -1.99 — 1822 131.0 — — — — -28 +76 — 45.9% -0.29 37–61 (38%) 38–33 (54%) 96.4 +1.19

Career Rivalries

Each player's five most-played main-draw opponents. The current matchup is highlighted when it appears in a player's top five.